Use Case: 1 "retrieve a patient's data"

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CHARACTERISTIC INFORMATION

Goal in Context: staff gives a name and expects latest data to be shown

Scope: hospital

Level: Primary task

Preconditions: patient already exists in the system

Success End Condition: staff can see the data related to the patient

Failed End Condition: data can not be retrieved, no data is shown

Primary Actor: medical staff eg. nurse

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MAIN SUCCESS SCENARIO

1. staff enters a patient's name 

2. system searches patient by name and captures latest data

3. system shows information on screen

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EXTENSIONS

2a. patient doesn't exist in system

2a1. inform staff that patient is unknown

2a2. ask staff for patient's name

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SUB-VARIATIONS

none

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RELATED INFORMATION

Priority: top

Performance Target: immediate answer

Frequency: N/A

Superordinate Use Case: -

Subordinate Use Cases: -

Channel to primary actor: interaction

Secondary Actors: -

Channels to secondary actors: -

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OPEN ISSUES

none
